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Martha Stewart: Domesticity and Dollars
Mar 14, 2023
Lucy Tobier
Martha Stewart: Domesticity and Dollars
Mar 14, 2023
Lucy Tobier

From properly folding a fitted sheet and making perfect fried chicken (with the help of Snoop Dog) to posing for Instagram “thirst traps” at 81 years old, Martha Stewart can do it all. Stewart’s two public images created by herself and the media — a curated glossy magazine domestic goddess and a divorced celebrity “bad girl of housekeeping” — fit her into a much larger history of celebrity domesticity and media.

Mar 14, 2023
Lucy Tobier
Tiny Ghost Stories Contest 2022
Nov 1, 2022
Various Authors
Tiny Ghost Stories Contest 2022
Nov 1, 2022
Various Authors
Nov 1, 2022
Various Authors
Reconnecting…
Apr 7, 2022
the Review Editorial Board
Reconnecting…
Apr 7, 2022
the Review Editorial Board

After two years of COVID, our memories of Swarthmore have changed. Now that the disconnect between class years has become more apparent, where do we go from here?

Apr 7, 2022
the Review Editorial Board
Love in Miniature
Mar 1, 2022
Various Authors
Love in Miniature
Mar 1, 2022
Various Authors

Stories from us and from you that capture love in miniature, inspired by the NYT’s “Tiny Love Stories.”

Mar 1, 2022
Various Authors
When Inspiration Knocks: An Interview with Chinelo Okparanta
Dec 2, 2021
Alex Carpenter & Fiona Stewart
When Inspiration Knocks: An Interview with Chinelo Okparanta
Dec 2, 2021
Alex Carpenter & Fiona Stewart

Editors Alex Carpenter and Fiona Stewart interview Chinelo Okparanta, the director for Swarthmore’s creative writing program and an English professor.

Dec 2, 2021
Alex Carpenter & Fiona Stewart
Shattered Illusions: Homophobia in Korea
Nov 18, 2021
Angie Kwon
Shattered Illusions: Homophobia in Korea
Nov 18, 2021
Angie Kwon

Reflecting upon homophobia in Korea—and its implications for those straddling two cultures.

Nov 18, 2021
Angie Kwon
Is Everything Okay?: Revisiting Mental Illness on Tumblr and TikTok
Sep 16, 2021
Eva Baron
Is Everything Okay?: Revisiting Mental Illness on Tumblr and TikTok
Sep 16, 2021
Eva Baron

How mental health subcultures on Tumblr and TikTok thwart—and expand upon—suffering.

Sep 16, 2021
Eva Baron
Declawing the Fame Monster: Pop Culture Was Never Incorruptible
Apr 1, 2021
Anatole Shukla
Declawing the Fame Monster: Pop Culture Was Never Incorruptible
Apr 1, 2021
Anatole Shukla

In the 2000s, the pop culture industry preyed upon young celebrities. As consumers, we share part of the blame.

Apr 1, 2021
Anatole Shukla

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